Sept 5th, 2015- Here is a re-cap of the days activities at GCS clothing Store and Art Gallery during the sept art walk. Enjoy.
Category Archives: Art Shows
ORANGE CRUSH art show OCT 3 ART WALK at GCS
Oct 3rd, 2015- Join us at GCS Clothing store and art gallery for the october art walk that will feature a long list of great artists. Curated by XPLODE CBS, the roster of participants : ADGA, AINS, AKIL, APART, ARBE, AURA, AYUDA, BAIR, CHASING PAINT, CZER, CONE, DAME, DAMET, DUEM, DOVE, DREZ, DRIL, EARN, EASYROC, ELUZ, ERGS, EWOK, EYESR, EZO1, FAMINE, FANA, FEARO153, FUEGO, GEEZR, HELP, JERZ, JUST195, KALM, KENOS, KIKO, LASTMAN, LENZE, MEEX, MELK, NEENR, OBY, OLE, ORALE, OWIE, PALM, POPS, POSH, PRAE, ROAST, RYOE, SHUT, SHUX, SIGUE, SKER, SNOTS, SOLUZ, Steady Jenny, SUMET, TEWSR, THOR, TOBESKO, TUNEK, TYKE, UNIC, XILE, XPLODE, YT.
The event is free and all ages. Starts at 6pm and goes until 11pm.
ISREK solo art show at GCS
AUG 15th, 2015- GCS had the pleasure of hosting the washington based artist ISREK for a solo show. Consisting of original ink and paper illustrations and 6 color prints on wood, this show was a great showcase of his skills as a graff artist, illustrator and representative of his pen control and patience in creating these great pieces. Enjoy.
AUG Art WALK close up shots
Every art show that we have the honor of hosting provides enough material for several posts. From the announcement of the show, to the set up and night of the show, and lastly, the detailed shots of these works of art. Enjoy.
AUG 2015 ART WALK @ GCS
Aug 1st, 2015- No frills, no gimmicks. Just a good ol’ art show for the first of the month. We would like to thank RASK, XPLODE, Ed Gutter, DARCS, GERMIZM, Susie Cue, Tyoni Aragon, Tanya Rose, VGML, Pablo Damas, Jonathan Martinez, Mary Rose and Brittney Camille Gonzalez for bringing in art and participating in this month’s art walk.
A huge shout out to AWOL ONE and XPLODE for painting live during the event. Thank you to Shadow, DJ Real and a very heart felt thank you from all of us at GCS to DJ AB, for this was his last art walk with us before his move to the state of Washington. God speed, sir.
Pre-Holiday Art Show and In store July 3rd, 2015
JULY 3rd, 2015- To commemorate the Independence holiday, we decided to throw an art show and in store to start the weekend off right. The 4th is the kind of holiday that no one wants to work and neither did we. We were very fortunate to get a great line up going for the night which featured the art work of Susie Cue and Tanya Rose. Music for the evening was provided by Os One, Vision and Mando the Dj a.k.a. G.I.A.N.T.S. Music, Okira Myth and Dulok Shaman of GRIZZLY STATE. Also, NAMEK and Josiah Deadflowers of Chamber Records. Backing up the whole night was DJ AB, Real and Deejay Great Daine. Live painting for the night done by Nick Macaulay a.k.a. NMAC and KENOS ONE. Enjoy some pictures from the night…. and as always, more to come. 
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THEYDRIFT art show at GCS June 6, 2015
June 6th, 2015- KSRA and Carlos Aguilar a.k.a. THEYDRIFT came all the way down from Washington to be our featured artists in our gallery for the JUNE art walk. GCS was honored to host these amazingly creative minds. Here are the original pieces that were shown in our gallery for the show. In addition to the gallery pieces, they had a chance to rock a piece in front of our shop and it has quickly become a welcomed addition to the neighborhood. These pieces will hang until the end of the month, so don’t hesitate to come in and see them for yourself.
GCS Block Party Re-cap
JUNE 6th, 2015- This month’s art walk had a lot in store for everyone. Not only was it the monthly first saturday of the month art walk, but East End Santa Ana held their second annual EAST END BLOCK PARTY, as well as the traveling beatswapmeet. This post is an attempt to capture all the happenings at GCS on this day. I’m sure this will take more than one post, so here we go.
THEYDRIFT a.k.a. Carlos Aguilar and KSRA were our featured artists of the month in our gallery. In addition to the great pieces that they brought with them, they painted live through out the day for the art walk crowd.
JROZ, MC Prototype and Jook blessed the mics this evening.
DJ’s Daine, Real, AB and Neuropunk gave the gallery a great vibe through sound vibrations.
3rdi, Hippieone and Q-Vo also had a chance to share their art with the public.
And to top off the evening, Burst Rock and Tic Tac hosted our first breaking and popping battle held in our new location. B-Boy Tekken and Popper Chris won the night.
And as stated before, many many more photos and videos to come. 
June Art Walk ’15 – GCS BLOCK PARTY 6/6/15
GCS is happy to announce our event for JUNE ART WALK. We’re calling it GCS BLOCK PARTY in keeping with the theme of the EAST END BLOCK PARTY. What is that you ask? Well, its like the art walk amplified 10 fold. 4th street will be blocked off to allow for a few music stages. The Beatswapmeet will also be the neighborhood so saying that the day (and night) is going to get busy down here is an understatement. 
GCS welcomes Black Book Sessions #20
GCS clothing store and art gallery is proud to host our friends from Black Book Sessions for their 20th event. The organizers are happy that they have made it to the big 2-0. If you do not know about the event, it is billed as a “free community event” that combines a youth art contest with guest artists painting live along with Dj’s and music. We had the pleasure of hosting them in ’09 at our Broadway location. This event is scheduled for MAY 30th, from 1pm to 6pm. Of course its free and all ages, but if you know some artists that would like to participate, contact www.blackbooksessions.org. 
“Frank Martinez Declares W.A.R.” art show MAR ’14
March 15th, 2014. “Frank Declares W.A.R.” art show in our broadway gallery. Our friends We Are Rodents and Frank Martinez compiled a great body of art work for this fun show. Live music and refreshments were enjoyed by all who attended. 
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“All You Can Eat” art show Apr ’15 art walk
April 4th, 2015. There it goes again. That time of the month that we look forward to and build up to. The first saturday art walk. The goal of this month’s show was to fill the gallery space to the brim with friends, recently made as well as the tried and tested. And it went off without a hitch. We had 3 music performances spaced out throughout the night, we had two artist painting live outside our doors and most of all, we had a great crowd of eager patrons and art fans come out and enjoy some of their night with us. Here is a photo re-cap of the show that will be in our gallery for the rest of the month, enjoy!
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Top Dime and Jaxx In Store during art walk Apr ’15
April 4th, 2015. Top Dime and Jaxx came out to bless our gallery with a performance during the last art walk. The music was outstanding and the crowd was loving it. 
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Acid Reign in store during Art Walk Apr 4, 2015
April 4th, 2015. We were thrilled to have Beond and Gajah a.k.a. Acid Reign join us in our gallery for the last art walk. GCS has known these cats for quite some time and they never cease to amaze. We copped their latest release “Losaka” which they released with Japanese MC Gebo. Make sure to get you copy today!
“Everything Went Black” Nov 2011
Nov. 5th, 2011. Tim Shelton and Still Life Tattoo curated “Everything Went Black” An artist tribute to Black Flag. This was one of the best attended art shows that GCS had the honor of hosting. The roster of great artists went as follows: Phil Kyle, TURK, Dan Smith, Guen Douglas, Tim Shelton, Mr Sawdust, Tim Hendricks, Benjamin Estrada, Steve Turner, Max Dolberg, Jeff Page, Katja Ramirez, Aaron Coleman, Robert Hendrickson, Greg Rojas, Jon Hall, Nate Banuelos, Brett Vann, Adam Vu, Lindsey Carmichael, Steve Whittenberger, Skinhead Rob, Adam Hathorn, Paul Stottler, Jondix, Jim Sylvia, Dana Helmuth, Kyle Crowell, Adrian Sanchez, HEK, John Cormack, Hanna Sandstrom Barton, Frank Caraccioli, Greg Pugh, Colin Dowling, Tim Forbus, Johnny Vampotna, Derick Montez, Ben Cheese, Greg Cusick, Duane Ballard, Justin Warn, Anotnio ‘SOLGR’ Tovar, Jason Anderson and Christian Nguyen.
“Subterranean Heads” Sept 2011 art walk
Sept. 3rd, 2011. This art walk brought us “Subterranean Heads” art show. Bringing out street art at its finest, this show was a great collection of people that are making noise.
“Against The Grain” presented by I Wuz Here March ’12
March 3rd, 2012. The I Wuz Here curated an art show in our Broadway gallery entitled “Against The Grain”. The show included the works of HASTE, HEX CBS, ADEE, DCYPHER, ESEL, and DEFIE. The art show served as a kind of introduction of the I Wuz Here brand to GCS and it’s customers. It was a hit, GCS was honored to host the CBS artists for the art walk. We hope get them back in here at some point so stay on the look out.
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“Anomaly” art show NOV 19, 2011
Nov. 19th, 2011. This was the first show that our good friend and talented artist Jonathan Martinez curated in our gallery. And was it a home run. The turn out was strong, the art work on point and everyone had a great time.
Ink Bombers June ’12 art walk
June 2nd, 2012. This was the first time that we hosted the Ink Bombers for an art show in our gallery. These guys are great but you know that by now. These guys are very prolific and they’re always producing work. Stay tuned for more from these cats.
Art Walk JULY ’12
July 7th, 2012. From a time before we had a good camera to record all the history. We look back at the art show for the July 2012 art walk. Looks like we had Hippieone, Q-Vo and some of the GOPA gallery crew in the gallery that month. As well as a great grouping of Jamie Johnson’s art work. 
“Bringing Out The Dead” Art Show Nov ’12
Nov 3rd, 2012. The November art walk was always one of the biggest art walks of the year. Coinciding with the “Noche De Altares” event on 4th st., it was a perfect choice to launch our day of the dead themed art show. GCS always enjoyed the challenge of curating a themed group art show. And this one was one of our favorites. We took a break from the theme this last november but look out for “Bringing Out The Dead” art show to return in ’15.
“Sexy Hangover” by Neko Burke Dec ’12
Dec. 1st, 2012. GCS was happy to land this high quality art show with Neko Burke entitled “Sext Hangover” This guy is an amazing artist. The very impressive pieces that he brought out for the show combined mixed media paintings, carpentry and wood working. More installations than art pieces, this was the type of art show that raises the bar for future art shows. This guy is prolific, so keep an eye out for this guy.
50 and Under Art Show Jan ’13
Jan 5th, 2013. GCS was happy to host the second annual $50 and Under Open Art Show. Building on the popularity of the previous year’s 50 and under art show, the second year had more art, more artists and more spectators. Anyone that has followed us through the years knows that January means $50 and Under art show! Look out for more.
Ink Bombers present Comic Cons Art Show Feb ’13
Today we look back at the second time the Ink Bombers curated an art show in our Broadway gallery. Entitled “Comic Cons”, the art show focused on the darker side of the characters that we all grew up with. Great art show, great line up of talent. The Ink Bombers always go hard. 
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The Art of Kray Art Show Feb 2, 2013
Feb 2nd, 2013. GCS was proud and honored to host this very special artist, designer and all around man of many talents Kray Sudderth. His prints are amazing and the mixed media installations were very impressive. Make sure you follow this guy, he is always producing new and exciting items. And did we mention he is a master printer and custom skate deck king.
